Ambulation of hospitalized gynecologic surgical patients: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 533-537

  Liebermann, Maike ^a   Awad, Michael ^a   Dejong, Megan ^a   Rivard, Colleen ^a   Sinacore, James ^a   Brubaker, Linda ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PEDOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SURGICAL PATIENT; UTERUS BLEEDING; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 84876242638     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318280d50a     Document Type: Article

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